Liz McCue | University Communication and Marketing Students in the Honors Program smile as Jax, the program's therapy dog, gives a kiss to Emily Hughes, a first-year student majoring in forensic biology and pre-med. As students fill the Knoll lobby, a familiar set of footsteps and the jingle of a collar rings through the air as Jax, a three-year-old English labrador and Honors’ newest staff member, enters the room.